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I don't get the Ennegram. I like it because I think it's about a STATE of being and your path, rather than 'who you are' in a static sense. When I was in college, I tested regularly as either a 7 or a 3 (yes, not all ENFPs are slackers, we can actually accomplish things, and not just a keg run, thank you). Now I test either as a 4 (hate this)/ 4w3 (makes it bearable) or a 2 (arrrrgh, burn my eyes out NO!!!!) or 2w3 (slightly better) and depending on the test again as a 7 or even an 8 (i am NOT an 8, I'm not driven by aggro or hostile energy) I go back and forth between social and sexual variant.

My 1/9 scores are usually VERY VERY low, as in mucho negative. Same with 5and 6.

I don't think I can rely on internet tests to figure out my ennegram type...

I think I finally am ok with my Enneagram type which is most probably 9W8.

Where could I find more reading about 9W8's?

Interestingly, I read something written by a person who was trying to debate that Albert Einstein was actually a 9w8, rather than 5w4 (the type commonly assigned to him).

"The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's must be beautiful; the ideas like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics..." - G.H. Hardy

Interestingly, I read something written by a person who was trying to debate that Albert Einstein was actually a 9w8, rather than 5w4 (the type commonly assigned to him).

Allegedly Einstein wouldn't debate/defend his positions. He would simply present them and quietly ignore any rebuttals. In doing so he essentially preserved the peace. I suppose it is for that reason that some people believe he was a 9.

BTW, I also have no idea where I read this and consequently cannot provide a link to my source.

I do not agree with all of it, though. Generally speaking, for example, 5s tend to be far more absent-minded than 9s on average.

"The mathematician's patterns, like the painter's or the poet's must be beautiful; the ideas like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics..." - G.H. Hardy